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Thunderbeast

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1. I think it is time to be DONE with the myth of the college scholar-athlete.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Mon Dec 12, 2022, 05:44 PM

Dec 2022

While many DO, in fact, excel at sports and academics, I just don't buy the story that intercollegiate sports provide enough crossover benefit to justify the enormous investments in facilities, coaches, travel, and equipment.

The fact is...Most college athletes have been groomed since middle school in elite (mostly private) academies. In order to play in high school, you MUST also play "club sports"...often coached by the high school coach. If you haven't made the cut at age 12 in some sports, you are done.

Public higher education investments are not infinite. Should students take on even more crippling debt so a handful of divers can win medals?

The math doesn't work for me, either.

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I think it is time to be DONE with the myth of the college scholar-athlete. Thunderbeast Dec 2022 #1

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